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Cast in Firelight by Dana Swift
5.0
I received an e-ARC copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review!
Cast in Firelight captured me from the very beginning. I could tell from the prologue that I was going to love this book. The writing was flowing and the plot and world interesting. I wasn’t sure where the book was going but I kept wanting to read more. Frankly, I didn’t want to put the book down.
Some of my favorite tropes took part in this book and I was LIVING for it. Enemies to lovers, marriage of convenience and secret identities all took part of the plot. The chemistry and interaction between Adraa and Jatin kept me hooked until the very last page.
Adraa and Jatin were such wonderful characters to read about. They disliked each other for nine years and yet they were also the same people that drove one another to succeed. They drove each other to improve by constantly competing. The tension and animosity that brewed from those nine years, created some interesting developments and interactions between the two and their thoughts of one another. I loved their competitiveness and sass and confidence. Their personalities worked so well with one another and their power as a team really showed.
Their romance progressed slowly but surely, with lots of setbacks and lies and deceits but also lots of insecurity and tenderness. They both tried to refrain from gaining feelings for one another since they did not know each other’s identities, and knew they were betrothed and promised to another. They were both under the impression that the person they are interacting with are just commoners. While gaining feelings for those same “commoners” they still held on to their dislike of one another- believing they have not met each other. This drove me the best kind of crazy. I was frustrated. I kept screaming at the book that they’re falling in love with their intended. That they did not, in fact, hate their betrothed. It was amazing.
The magic system was so intriguing. I loved that it was religion based with their gods and each of their magic type combines with the color each represented. It was complex and yet very easy to understand.
Overall, I loved this book! It was just so FUN. I enjoyed the plot, loved the characters and their chemistry. It was a real fast read too! The pace was great and it definitely made for a good binge read!!
Cast in Firelight captured me from the very beginning. I could tell from the prologue that I was going to love this book. The writing was flowing and the plot and world interesting. I wasn’t sure where the book was going but I kept wanting to read more. Frankly, I didn’t want to put the book down.
Some of my favorite tropes took part in this book and I was LIVING for it. Enemies to lovers, marriage of convenience and secret identities all took part of the plot. The chemistry and interaction between Adraa and Jatin kept me hooked until the very last page.
Adraa and Jatin were such wonderful characters to read about. They disliked each other for nine years and yet they were also the same people that drove one another to succeed. They drove each other to improve by constantly competing. The tension and animosity that brewed from those nine years, created some interesting developments and interactions between the two and their thoughts of one another. I loved their competitiveness and sass and confidence. Their personalities worked so well with one another and their power as a team really showed.
Their romance progressed slowly but surely, with lots of setbacks and lies and deceits but also lots of insecurity and tenderness. They both tried to refrain from gaining feelings for one another since they did not know each other’s identities, and knew they were betrothed and promised to another. They were both under the impression that the person they are interacting with are just commoners. While gaining feelings for those same “commoners” they still held on to their dislike of one another- believing they have not met each other. This drove me the best kind of crazy. I was frustrated. I kept screaming at the book that they’re falling in love with their intended. That they did not, in fact, hate their betrothed. It was amazing.
The magic system was so intriguing. I loved that it was religion based with their gods and each of their magic type combines with the color each represented. It was complex and yet very easy to understand.
Overall, I loved this book! It was just so FUN. I enjoyed the plot, loved the characters and their chemistry. It was a real fast read too! The pace was great and it definitely made for a good binge read!!